A section of Members of the National Assembly wants the famous Nairobi Dam destroyed to save Seefar Apartments at Highrise Estate along Mbagathi Way from demolition.
The MPs made the petition during a hearing session with the Parliamentary Committee on Environment.
Led by Kipkellion West MP Hillary Kosgey and Peter Kihara (Mathioya), the legislators argued that the dam, which is now a sewer, will affect many households health wise and not just those residing at Seefar Apartments.
Environment Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Mohammed Elmi maintained that the dam, as it stands now, is a health hazard and dangerous.
However, NEMA insists that the owners and residents of the 288-unit property should vacate arguing that if the rains come, the dam will burst and lives will be lost.
"Our position on this issue in 2011 and today has not changed. If the developer had complied with conditions, we would not be here," NEMA Director General Geoffrey Wahungu stated.
"The truth is the people there are in danger, we do not want a case of Solai in Langata… the dam is even higher than the Seefar Apartments," WARMA noted.
The survey that was done by WARMA concluded that the houses were built on riparian land.
On their part, the residents have remained adamant arguing that NEMA did not conduct any investigations concerning the houses.
Seefar Apartments had been earmarked for demolition in the recent onslaught by the Nairobi Regeneration Project team.
